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The team from Spain acquired the left-back defender of the English champions, Asier Del Horno, reportedly for £4.8 million, and signed a six-year contract with him.
The 25-year-old A.Del Horno moved from Bilbao "Athletic" to "Chelsea" last summer for £8 million, but did not become a regular player in the team led by Jose Mourinho.
While wearing the "blues" outfit, the Spaniard appeared in 25 matches in the English Premier League, but missed the end of the season and the World Cup due to a left shin injury.
Having fallen out of favor with the "Chelsea" team strategist J. Mourinho, A.Del Horno dreams of returning to his homeland and was initially linked with his former team "Athletic". However, "Valencia", who finished in 3rd place in Spain last season, won the battle for A.Del Horno's signature and he should replace the Brazilian Fabio Aurelio, who moved to England's "Liverpool" in the middle of this summer.
According to the English press, upon his return to Spain, A.Del Horno could replace Ashley Cole from "Arsenal" and Roberto Carlos from Real Madrid in the same position at "Chelsea".
